caption U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies about judicial security and independence before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington February 14, 2007. source Reuters/Kevin Lamarque CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Wednesday that the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy could mark the end of landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade. President Donald Trump, who will be nominating Kennedy’s replacement, has vowed to appoint pro-life judges. Other experts say that while Kennedy’s replacement is likely to be conservative, Roe v. Wade is unlikely to be overturned. CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin predicted on Wednesday that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announcing his retirement and vacating a spot for President Donald Trump to fill meant Roe v. Wade, the landmark case establishing the right to abortion access, was “doomed.” “Let’s talk about facts. Let’s talk about what America is like that is going to be different. You are going to see 20 states banning abortion outright,” Toobin said. “Because they know that there are going to be five seats on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.” Trump and a Republican-controlled Senate will now nominate and confirm a justice to fill the seat vacated by Kennedy, and it has abortion-rights advocates all over the country concerned. During his presidential campaign, Trump vowed to nominate pro-life justices to the federal courts who supported overturning Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, individual states all over the country have been testing the limits of Roe v. Wade and a… [Read full story]